Music Talk : Music Industry Interviews, Advice and tips for DJs & Producers

Today on my BOOST Podcast, I chat to Jack Barham from new DJ Website platform Vibecast.  We chat about why you need a website as a DJ, the benefits of having one.  Vibecast is a website builder specifically designed for DJs and producers. Built by a DJ for others in the industry, Vibecast’s objective is to help users create a sleek-looking, modern website in minutes without any technical...

Today on the BOOST Podcast, we've hit 5000 plays!   So a massive thank you! Today, I thought I'd chat about my journey, some of the stuff I've been through and some of the mistakes I've made.  How Data Transmission came about and the stories behind it.   I also announce our new BOOST courses which you can find more info here - https://mailchi.mp/hackthedj/boostcoaching In this podca...

By celebrating life and producing loud sounds while doing so, we create a  gro wing problem that affects many of us: music-induced hearing loss(MIHL) & tinnitus. Ibiza Love Ears believe in the importance of education that will create a global shift in awareness around these problems, caused by the music. With Ibiza, as the leading hot spot within the ele...

Welcome to the BOOST podcast with me, Grahame Farmer. If this is the first time joining me on the podcast, it all started as part of 100 day challenge which was a need because i was procrastinating for 14 months to start one. For the past 18 months previously, I’ve been giving out Tips to DJs via my Instagram @grahamefarmer since then we set up our BOOST 1to1 Coaching service, we’ve had BOOST brea...

In today's BOOST Podcast, I chat to Glasgow Underground head honcho Kevin Mckay to get his 3 things to know before starting a record label!   I also chat to Kevin about sampling, streaming, whether the time is right for certain djs to have a label or not and also Kevin Mckay gives his thoughts on whether ContentID is killing Sampling in electronic music. Kevin McKay, boss of the legendary hou...

Docklands Festival coming to Hogland's Park in Southampton on 28th September. Dirtybox Promotions, the team behind the festival, will welcome an all-star electric mix of artists including Andy C, Wilkinson, Patrick Topping, Sub Focus, Pete Tong, My Nu Leng, Jaguar Skills among many other artists; local heroes Ronny Spiteri and Alan Fitzpatrick will...

IMS College is coming this weeks across 13th – 14th September in Malta, I’m hosting a special BOOST Breakfast at the event.  The two summer camp is a two-day, intensive learning experience led by some of the world’s most renowned DJ talents and industry thought leaders. IMS College four key educational pillars of Performance, Production, Promotion & Publishing. Today on the podcast i'm sp...

Welcome to the BOOST podcast with me, Grahame Farmer. If this is the first time joining me on the podcast, it all started as part of 100 day challenge which was a need because i was procrastinating for 14 months to start one. For the past 18 months previously, I’ve been giving out Tips to DJs via my Instagram @grahamefarmer since then we set up our BOOST 1to1 Coaching service, we’ve had BOOST brea...

In todays BOOST podcast, I chat to George Smeddles about sending music to labels and he gives me his 5 tips.  George Smeddles is a producer, DJ, & recently a label owner of Resonance Records alongside Max Chapman. Working alongside some of the biggest names in the industry is becoming the norm for rising star, George Smeddles. Based in the dance music hub that is the UK’s capital London,...

Last weekend, I dived in to the new social media app - Tik Tok. I’d downloaded it when it was formally musicall.y and been watching lots talk about it on Youtube and other blogs, been doing a weekly monitor of content. But this weekend i thought i’d jump in. For those that don’t know TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in the world which presents an alternative version of o...

IMS College is coming in just under two weeks across 13th – 14th September in Malta, I’m hosting a special BOOST Breakfast at the event.  The two summer camp is a two-day, intensive learning experience led by some of the world’s most renowned DJ talents and industry thought leaders. IMS College four key educational pillars of Performance, Production, Promotion & Publishing. This year, the...

The BIG 3 Months of 2019 are coming! In a few days it will be September. I see the next 3 months of this year as huge months and this podcast I breakdown why. I look at events that are coming up in that period, why you should be at them. I put some ideas out there, you might want to consider. In this podcast i have a brand new microphone from Sudotack - It's a USB Podcast PC Microphone, Profession...

Today on the BOOST Podcast, I have a mammoth interview with the lovely Steven Braines.  Steven is CEO and founder of The Weird & The Wonderful, a multi-discipline music and arts talent consultancy and management company with offices in London/Berlin/LA. Current clients include: Maya Jane Coles, Chelou, Engine-Earz Experiment, Wax Wings and Nocturnal Sunshine. With his business partner Sop...

In today's BOOST podcast, I look at how to go about getting coverage from a Blog.  I go through how to approach, how to look professional and how get what you're asking for right. Blog / Website and Magazine coverage is still an important part of building your DJ profile, which will bring you more gigs, bigger releases and essentially earn you more. Follow Grahame Farmer: Facebook: https://go...

One thing I speak to DJs about is #goals, this is really important for DJs. Its important for focus, where are you now and where do you want to get in to in the next 3/6/12 months. Once you know that, you can then set about working how you are going to get to that place, what steps you need to put in place to try and get you there.  So i thought, today we'd chat about Goals more on the BOOST...

In today's podcast, I chat to Madame Electrifie, Jobi and Greg Costa at my HACK THE DJ event in Milton Keynes, which took place for International Women's Day on Friday 8th March.  All three are local promoters from Milton Keynes, Bedford and Northampton and I wanted to find out from all three about How to get DJ gigs and how to put on your own parties and events. Apologies if you've heard thi...

Today, I’m joined by Jason Grishkoff from Submithub.com . I’ve been learning loads about Spotify for my current series of YouTube tutorials and one of my new tools for submission to playlists is Submithub, i find it really useful from a label point of view and thought it would be a good chat about release promotion with its founder Jason. I thought I’d come at this chat from a record label co-foun...

Today, I have an interview. It’s a story that interested me for a while, John Climpson (DJ Climpo) emailed me way back last year and I wanted to cover what he’s been doing but didn’t have the medium to do it. Once I launched this podcast, it was the perfect setting for it. So, today I’m joined by John.  John joined the Army at 16, while he had a very rewarding and fulfilling career, his real...

Today, I had scheduled a motivation podcast, which would have gone out first thing this morning and you might get that at some point down the line.  I’ve pulled that one as I wasn’t personally feeling very motivational so thought it would be wrong to put out motivational content in that form. So instead, i've taken you through my 8 hour day in 8 minutes or so and the emotions and roller coast...

Today, I wanted to drill and talk about press photos As an editor of a website, I get to see 100s if not 1000s of shots per month and year.  As a label co-founder, we use press shots differently still. Even for myself and my own press shots, I use them differently again. For the uninitiated press, photos are hi-resolution images of you, which in days gone by were usually for magazines, newspa...

Today is an exciting today, its the launch of IMS College 2019 in Malta. Last year I was invited to IMS College by the team at IMS big thanks firstly Ben, Inder, Katie, Danny and Mark for doing that. It was extremely enjoyable.   This year IMS College returns to the Mediterranean island of Malta for the fourth year running on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 September to Intercontinental Hotel for m...

I chatted with Social Media Marketing Guru Myradh Cormican to discuss creating this Social media checklist for DJs at our Data Transmission presents HACK THE DJ event at Unit Nine on International Women's Day - Friday 8th March.  Myradh Cormican has over 8 years of experience within the electronic music industry creating and delivering international campaigns for artists, labels and even...

In todays BOOST Podcast,  I chat to Attilio Pugliese from Forward Motion Artists. Attilio manages acts such as Latmun, Detlef, Lee Foss, Carlo Lio, Nathan Barato and more.    We chat about how his career started, being a manager, what's involved, how you get management when the right time to get management is and much more. Follow Grahame Farmer: Facebook: https://goo.gl/Xy6oD7 Inst...

In todays BOOST Podcast, I chat to John Gold from Hypeddit.com.  Hypeddit is a platform I absolutely love, i've used it for over 4 years and its helped me build fans on Soundcloud, YouTube, Instagram and Spotify.  I thought i was pretty ninja at it, but in this episode I spoke to the owner and learnt some new tricks. If you are releasing a free download, then you need to listen to this p...

This is BOOST a podcast with me, Grahame Farmer. For the past 18 months, I’ve been giving out Tips to DJs via my Instagram @grahamefarmer since then we set up our BOOST 1to1 Coaching service, we’ve had BOOST breakfasts at IMS and BMC.  Now I have this podcast, BOOST, its a chance for me to give tips, motivation and maybe a few guest interviews along the way. Yesterday I chatted through some t...